The good news is that it will be easy for Bowman’s roster to have short memories in terms of coaching changes. Although 17 starters return, this year’s squad is littered with underclassmen who’ve only known Bowman as the head man.

Darrick Rudisill, one of the few seniors, returns as an all-star tight end. Rudisill will provide a large target for whoever is tasked with replacing Tanner Miller as the starting quarterback.

Brennan Romanoff will help ease the transition of the new signal caller from his running back position. He will also help lead the Colonials' defense from the cornerback spot.

New Oxford football coach Greg Bowman.(Photo: YORK DISPATCH FILE PHOTO)

Another wrinkle in the rebuild is that Bowman himself will be shifting duties. Along with being head coach, Bowman will now be calling plays on offense after coordinating the defense a year ago.

So, while this might not be the breakout season that Bowman and company are hoping for to complete the rebuilding process, it could go a long way in making that push in years to come.

Quotable: “We’ve got a lot of guys with experience returning because we were very, very young a year ago. So we’re looking forward to those guys becoming major contributors a year later.” — head coach Greg Bowman.